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Overview

Mathieu Rouault is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on climate variability and oceanographic processes.

The main fields of study for Rouault's work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their research further delves into specific subfields, such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

The primary research topics covered by Rouault consist of:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Marine and fisheries research

Rouault's publication record includes multiple recent papers, including:

  • Impact of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on the Benguela Upwelling (2022), Journal of Physical Oceanography
  • Seasonal Cycle of Sea Surface Salinity in the Angola Upwelling System (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Physical processes and biological productivity in the upwelling regions of the tropical Atlantic (2023), Ocean Science
  • Revisiting the Seasonal Cycle of Rainfall over Central Africa (2023), Journal of Climate
  • Sea level variability in Gulf of Guinea from satellite altimetry (2024), Scientific Reports

Rouault frequently publishes in journals including:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Journal of Climate
  • International Journal of Climatology
  • Ocean Science
  • Journal of Physical Oceanography

Their body of work includes collaborations with these frequent co-authors:

  • Marek Ostrowski
  • Founi Mesmin Awo
  • Folly Serge Tomety
  • Bastien Dieppois
  • Roshin P. Raj

Best Publications

  • Rainfall Variability and Changes in Southern Africa during the 20th Century in the Global Warming Context

    Nicolas Fauchereau;S. Trzaska;M. Rouault;Yves Richard

  • THE SPRAY CONTRIBUTION TO NET EVAPORATION FROM THE SEA: A REVIEW OF RECENT PROGRESS

    Edgar L Andreas;James B. Edson;Edward C. Monahan;Mathieu P. Rouault

  • Intensity and spatial extension of drought in South Africa at different time scales

    Mathieu Rouault;Yves Richard

  • South East tropical Atlantic warm events and southern African rainfall

    Mathieu Rouault;Pierre Florenchie;Nicolas Fauchereau;Chris J. C. Reason

  • Links between the Antarctic Oscillation and winter rainfall over western South Africa

    C. J. C. Reason;M. Rouault

  • Warming in the Agulhas Current system since the 1980's

    Mathieu Rouault;Pierrick Penven;Benjamin Pohl

  • 20th century droughts in southern Africa: spatial and temporal variability, teleconnections with oceanic and atmospheric conditions

    Yves Richard;Nicolas Fauchereau;Isabelle Poccard;Mathieu Rouault

  • Coastal oceanic climate change and variability from 1982 to 2009 around South Africa

    Mathieu Rouault;Benjamin Pohl;Pierrick Penven

  • Intensity and spatial extent of droughts in southern Africa

    Mathieu Rouault;Yves Richard

  • The source of Benguela Niños in the South Atlantic Ocean

    Pierre Florenchie;Johann R. E. Lutjeharms;C. J. C. Reason;S. Masson

  • ENSO‐like decadal variability and South African rainfall

    C.J.C. Reason;M. Rouault

  • Modification of the southern African rainfall variability/ENSO relationship since the late 1960s

    Y. Richard;S. Trzaska;P. Roucou;M. Rouault

  • Recurrent daily OLR patterns in the Southern Africa/Southwest Indian Ocean region, implications for South African rainfall and teleconnections

    Nicolas Fauchereau;Benjamin Pohl;Chris Reason;Mathieu Rouault

  • Ecosystem change in the southern Benguela and the underlying processes

    Laura K. Blamey;Lynne J. Shannon;John J. Bolton;Robert J.M. Crawford

  • Climatology and Landfall of Tropical Cyclones in the South- West Indian Ocean

    AF Mavume;L Rydberg;M Rouault;Jre Lutjeharms

  • Propagation and origin of warm anomalies in the Angola Benguela upwelling system in 2001

    M Rouault;S Illig;C Bartholomae;C Reason

  • Evolution of Interannual Warm and Cold Events in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean.

    P. Florenchie;C.J.C. Reason;J.R.E. Lutjeharms;M. Rouault

  • Observations of a young Agulhas ring, Astrid, during MARE in March 2000

    H.M. van Aken;A.K. van Veldhoven;C. Veth;W.P.M. de Ruijter

  • Impact of intensified Indian Ocean winds on mesoscale variability in the Agulhas system.

    Björn C. Backeberg;Pierrick Penven;Pierrick Penven;Mathieu Rouault

  • The influence of ENSO on winter rainfall in South Africa

    Nathalie Philippon;Mathieu Rouault;Yves Richard;Alice Favre

Frequent Co-Authors

Johann R. E. Lutjeharms
Johann R. E. Lutjeharms University of Cape Town
Noel Keenlyside
Noel Keenlyside University of Bergen
Mark New
Mark New University of Cape Town
Pierrick Penven
Pierrick Penven French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Peter Brandt
Peter Brandt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Damian Lawler
Damian Lawler Coventry University
Scarla J. Weeks
Scarla J. Weeks University of Queensland
Swadhin K. Behera
Swadhin K. Behera Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Edmo J. D. Campos
Edmo J. D. Campos Universidade de São Paulo
Mark R. Jury
Mark R. Jury University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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